PART THREE: Responses to Your Work

A. Are there any emotions you are trying to elicit? What are the formal qualities (line, shape, color, texture, etc.) you would like people to recognize? What do you want them to say about your use of materials? Or your subject matter? What would you really like for people to say about your art?

-By looking and wearing my works, I hope people feel happy and fun. The interesting and fun ring shape and colors are should be the most recognizing parts. I think I'm using a unique material which is crayon and this would catch people's eyes. As I stated earlier, by wearing/looking at my works, I hope people feel happy and fun.

B. Write down at least three complete thoughts that would help guide people to examine your art more closely and, perhaps, elicit the responses you want/ hope for.

-Egg shape, sphere shape, rectangular shape, lego shape, and truncated cone shape rings could be out there but use of crayon as my material would be a unique material that not a lot of designers have used. The reason I am using crayon as my material is to show the childhood that everyone had gone through. I believe everyone's childhood was fun, pure and colorful. I think bond of sympathy would be the best word to describe.

C. What are people really saying about your work and what can you write/say to guide them?

I haven't really had review about my work since people have not seen my fully developed pieces.

D. Complete the following thoughts (not a fill-in-the-blank):

a. The subjects or style I choose are ____fun and happy_______ because _I want people to feel fun, happy and pure by looking at my works.

b. I am most inspired by __Arthur Hash and_Poppishop ___.

c. I choose my materials because ___I want to express the fun and reminiscence of childhood.

d. I think viewers are most interested in use of my material which is crayon.

Container Project- Protecting myself through faith

Could you give me a feedback on what I need to do to improve this piece (on shape/form, design, and chain). Thank you.

When I heard that our first project is going to be on a container, I first searched what contain

means. It’s not like I did not know what it meant but I wanted to know if there are more meaning

to contain than what I knew before. I liked the way they defined contain as embody and to keep

within bounds. First thing that struck my mind was I should make a container that could protect

me from all the fear. I decided to use a shield form as my shape because I thought definition of

shield and contain get along well. Shield is to protect the entire body from the attacks whereas

contain is to embody and keep within bounds. For the outer side of my piece, I included scratch

design to make it look like it was attacked just like a real shield. Also I put patina on my piece to

look all gloomy and damaged. For the inside, included a bible verse and praying hand image to

feel protected, and the finish inside would be clear and shiny to give it a look of clean and pure.

My piece could be a necklace and also a handheld piece because I think necklace and

handheld piece well presents the definition of protecting fear. I can carry it around everywhere

and feel protected.

Your Personal Approach to Your Work

A. Other artists' work inspire me the most. By looking at other people's work makes me want to create/design things.

B. Skills on designing 3D form has increased since 3years ago. I still have hard time sketching the ideas. It's better for me to actually make things than sketch it out.

C. Process of thinking about my work comes from either by looking at other designer's work or my experiences/thoughts on designs

D. I just start making things. It's better for me to physically make something and get better ideas.

When I start working on my designs, my thoughts and experiences strongly affect my work. Once I come up with a design, I then do some research on other designers who have done the same designs. After that I do rough sketches and then go right into making 3d form because making helps me come up with a better solution on how to build it. It's like a trial and error. It's the best way of making my works

Designing for Production-Big Picture Stuff

A. When do you remember first making art?

What were the experiences like?

What compelled you to return to art throughout your life?

When did you first consider yourself an artist?

-When I was in elementary school, I used to love making things with recycled materials. When I was in elementary school, there was an assignment during summer vacation which was to make things out of recycled materials.

I just love making things with my hands. I don't like writing essays or studying for exams but I love making objects/jewelry. Making is the thing which I could put all of my effort in.

B. Wirte about an experience with a specific work of art that has affected you, in a positive or negative way. It may not have created a noticeable visual impact on your work, but the memory of it haunts you.

-Kids' toys have affected me in a positive way. I think kids' toys are the most fun and happy thing. I hope my works could give people a sense of happiness and fun.

C. Who have been your artistic influences? What, in particular, about their work has been influential? Or, in what ways have they influenced you? Mention other influences as well, such a literary, musical, social, or political ones.

-Arthur Hash and Elizabeth Garvin. Their designs are fun and catches viewer's eyes.

D. How does your work relate to art that has been produced in the past? How does it relate to art that you are seeing in your community, exhibitions, or in art publications? What is similar? What do you consider to be unique to you?

-I believe there are lots of fun and happy wearable jewelry designs out there just like what I'm trying to express through my pieces. I think using a unique material like crayon is something new in jewelry field.

To Protect

Whistles protect from danger.

Scratches and blood from protecting. Faith protects

nogg chicken coop

"chicken keeping has become hugely popular in the last 18 months, as it makes an ideal pet with benefits
that delivers fresh eggs.

upset by how ugly, poorly constructed and rudimentary chicken coops were, british duo matthew hayward
(furniture designer and engineer) and nadia turan (creative director) have developed nogg, a modern
chicken coop that appropriately takes on the shape of an egg. it has been designed to house between
2 - 4 chickens and is built to encourage domestic farming in any garden, urban or rural environment.
tent london 2010 was the first presentation of the coop to the public.


nogg is engineered and crafted by hand in the UK, constructed from strong cedar wood, which emits
a fresh scent and is naturally antibacterial. stainless steel trimming, locks and fasteners, along with an
elevated glass dome, gives nogg a contemporary feel and also makes it reassuringly safe and durable.
fresh eggs can be accessed through a large, easy to open hatch door, and the unit comes with a hidden
portable wheel system for easy transport.

the specs:
safe: fox proof locks, latches and fixtures
easy to clean: with a large hatch, there is easy access to the removable base tray inside
durable: cedar wood was chosen for its strength and durability. as nogg weathers it will get better with age
name: nogg (prototype 01A)
designed by: matthew hayward and nadia turan
engineered and hand made by: matthew hayward
date: september 2010
materials: sustainably sourced cedar wood, 316 stainless steel, glass and concrete base
size: height - 1.2 m x widest diameter - 80 cm"

Interestingly functioned container.

From Designboom.com

Oh NO!!!!!

http://www.designboom.com/shop/crayon_rings.html
I went to designboom website and look what I found
This Designer is selling crayon rings for $25 dollars...............
I thought I was the first one to come up with a crayon rings.. I guessed wrong.

Great IDEA

cepts

Honorable Mention - SoftRemote

Description: The SoftRemote is a gestured-based TV remote--twist, squeeze and pull to share media and engage with those around you.

Design firm: LUNAR
Website: www.lunar.com/softremote
Design lead: Ron Goldin
Designers: Alex Rochat, Nick Hausman

I think this is a fantastic idea!

Consumer Products

Honorable Mention - LovePot: Aroma Humidifier

Description: The LovePot humidifier is no bacteria, non-electric, eco-friendly and an aroma releaser. It was designed for the Nanum (Sharing in Korea) project, a charity project that donates all profits to educational scholarships for needy children.

Design: ID+IM design laboratory
Website: http://idim.kaist.ac.kr
Designer: Sangmin Bae
Client: World Vision, GS Caltex

Designing for Production

Some of the rubber rings that are out there. Most of them are simple round design.

Modern Art

I thought this is funny.

Whenever I look at modern design, first thing that come up in my mind is "Oh! I can make that simple thing!" but just as the image states, I didn't put into action.

Just wanted to share.

Shield

"A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or by glancing a blow to the side of the shield-user. Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large shields that protect the user's entire body to small shields that are mostly for use in hand-to-hand combat. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of thick wooden planking, to protect soldiers from spears and crossbow bolts, other shields were thinner and designed mainly for glancing blows away (such as a sword blow). In prehistory, shields were made of wood, animal hide, or wicker. In antiquity and in the Middle Ages, shields were used by footsoldiers and mounted soldiers. Even after the invention of gunpowder and firearms, shields continued to be used. In the 18th century, Scottish clans continued to use small shields, and in the 19th century, some non-industrialized peoples continued to use shields (e.g. Zulu warriors). In the 20th and 21st century, shields are used by military and police units that specialize in anti-terrorist action, hostage rescue, and siege-breaching. The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand/arm, as opposed to anarmoured suit or a bullet proof vest." words are straight from wikipedia. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield

I think shield and container could have similar meaning behind it. Both protect something. One by blocking something by holding a shield and the other blocking something by containing.

Designing for Production

"Do you miss your childhood?" I searched this question on

I got several answers.

Some people miss playing collecting Pokemon card(or could be other character cards), some people miss watching kids' TV show early in the morning. Life was simple back then. We did not have to worry about real life when we were child nor make decision on our own. Purity, fun, and curiosity. Fun, playful and colorful design.

20 imgaes of unique and interesting containers